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Brown, Henry Kirke,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
Portrait male -- Kearny, Philip
Occupation -- Military
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan
Sculpture
Kearny Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brown, Henry Kirke, 1814-1886, sculptor.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Kearny Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Philip Kearny Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1873. Cast 1901.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of plinth, incised:) GEN. PHILIP KEARNY.USVA./(additional markings) (On side of plinth, incised:) H.K.BROWN. SCULPT./1873 (On other side of plinth, incised:) THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO./FOUNDERS N.Y.1901. (On plaque on back of plinth, raised:) PRESENTED TO/PHIL KEARNY POST No. 7 G.A.R./BY/CHARLES H. HACKLEY/MAY 30 A.D. 1901 (On front of base, raised:) KEARNY signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing full-length portrait of General Kearny in military uniform and a knee-length cloak. His proper right hand holds his sword, the tip of which is rests on the base. His cloak covers his proper left shoulder and side, masking the absence of his left arm which he lost in the Mexican War.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Kearny, Philip -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Muskegon, Parks Maintenance, 1350 East Keating Avenue, Muskegon, Michigan 49444
Located Kearny Park, Peck at Terrace Street, Muskegon Michigan
Remarks:
The sculpture, which cost $5,000, was a gift from Muskegon philanthropist Charles H. Hackley to the Phil Kearny Post No. 7 G.A.R. The G.A.R. Post later donated the park and the sculpture to the City of Muskegon.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MI5035, 1989.
Monumental News, March 1905, pg. 208.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS MI000136
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